In a recent article for Grantmakers in Health, Rick Ybarra, senior program officer at the Hogg Foundation, explores how philanthropy can contribute to supporting and building a stronger, more robust, and durable nonprofit sector.
Philanthropy has forever espoused the term “sustainability.” We ask in grant applications and in our conversations with grant partners: “What’s your sustainability plan?” and “How do you plan to sustain your program once the grant ends?” Read more…
Is Mental Health Being Ignored in Presidential Politics?
Has there been conversation about mental health in this year’s presidential race? Sure. Has it been substantive and thorough? That’s open for debate. The remaining candidates have, for the most part, only scratched the surface of the issue, often treating it as...
Trauma and the DSM: Paradigm Shifts Don’t Come Easy
Guest post by Toni Watt, Ph.D., with contributions by Laurie Seremetis, M.D. Children in state custody have experienced maltreatment, neglect, and family disruption. Thus, behavioral health systems serving these children need to be trauma-informed....
History and Current Relevance of Chicana/o Psychology: Addressing Mental Health in Mexican American & Latina/o Communities
[aesop_image img="http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/images-3/322_03_2.jpg" credit="http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/images-3/322_03_2.jpg" alt="From the Florentine Codex. A Tonalpouhqui is advising the mother on the right day to name her baby. " align="right" lightbox="on"...
Against North Carolina’s HB2 Law: Mental Health And Discrimination Cannot Co-Exist
Guest post by Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., executive director of Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. This past May, the board of directors of Grantmakers in Health (GIH) decided to relocate the organization's 2017 Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy...
Opportunity Plus Struggle: Three Workplace Rules Peer Supporters Should Know
As a member of a team of nine peer supporters that supports a robust volunteer program, rich learning can happen when volunteers and new peer supporters join the team. The consensus of team members is, “We can’t do it without our volunteers!” Both volunteers and new...
The Art of Hanging Out: Lessons from the Lounge
[aesop_image imgwidth="120%" img="http://mhdaily.org/wp-content/uploads/20160908_161248-1.jpg" alt="ASH peer support lounge" align="right" lightbox="off" captionposition="left"] Hanging out. It seems like a trivial term. A time-waster. Something that young...